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20 Cards in this Set
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Syn Ecology |
study of all ecosystems Syn: same |
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Ecophysiology |
response of an organism to its biotic or abiotic environment |
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community |
plant and animal species occupying a given location at a time |
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community ecology |
study of interspecific interactions and consequences of diversity |
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Temporal dynamic succession |
composition of forest communities change over time with maturation |
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Autecology |
focal study of one taxon |
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Functional Ecology |
dynamic relations between species |
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Ethiopian region has the most varied? |
fauna |
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Arctic tundra (7 points) |
- north of tree limit - low temp & precipitation - short growing season - plants are low - permafrost - low production - slow decomposition |
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Human impact on Arctic Tundra (3 points) |
-oil - water harness - mineral exploitation |
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Intertidal zones (3 points) |
-between low and high tides - rocky coast and sandy beaches - organisms adapted to current and saline effects |
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Coral Reefs (2 points) |
productive & complex |
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Human impact on reefs & intertidal zones (3 points) |
-oil pollution - disturbances - tourism |
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Perpetual Energy |
nothing is lost, nothing is created |
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Base Elements (4) |
Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur |
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Macro Elements (5) |
Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium |
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Micro Elements (5) |
Iron, Copper, Zinc, Iodine, Silicon |
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Biogeochemical cycles |
cycles of elements that are transferred from living to non living |
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Water cycle (5 points) |
-precipitation - surface run off - evaporation - infiltration - interception |
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Sedimentary Cycle (5 points) (Alternation of drainage) |
- pavement & compact soils - surface run off - drying water tables - desertification - redirection or interruption of waterflow |
